pilo

\ˈpiː.lo\

/\ˈpiː.lo\/ verb

The verdict

“pilo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe pilat/piliñ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pilo · pilo · French

pilo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for pilo
PropertyValue
Headwordpilo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈpiː.lo\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pilo » en français

pilon'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pilo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈpiː.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe pilat/piliñ.".

Zero misspellings are on record for pilo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pilo, spelled P-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe pilat/piliñ.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pilo"?
"pilo" is spelled P-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpiː.lo\.
What does "pilo" mean?
As a verb, "pilo" means: Troisième personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe pilat/piliñ.
How do you pronounce "pilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pilo" is \ˈpiː.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pilo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list